I don't know what to think anymore

My faith has been wavering for some time now, when I need God the most he's never there it seems like. Everyone says things happen because it's his plan but why is it always the bad? Why can't it be good? I think I've been tested enough my whole life. I just need to know he's there, I'm tired of no answer when I put my faith 100%

I feel the SAME way. & it doesn't help when my SO and his mom and little brother tell me that I just need to keep faith in him and pray and even when I do nothing good happens. I just feel like I'm being teased.

I am not religious so I can't help you with that. Just do the best that you can, it's all you can do!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Meℓony ♥:</b>" I feel the SAME way. & it doesn't help when my SO and his mom and little brother tell me that I just ... [snip!] ... me that I just need to keep faith in him and pray and even when I do nothing good happens. I just feel like I'm being teased. "</blockquote>




Exactly and my mother gets mad that I'm beginning to believe he doesn't exist. So god helps all but the poor right? The abused? Everyone says thank god for this and that. We're trying so hard and working so hard just to be kicked around...

<blockquote><b>Quoting £egendary £ex:</b>" I am not religious so I can't help you with that. Just do the best that you can, it's all you can do!"</blockquote>




Thank you...we're trying so hard.

Quoting It's so Fluffayy!:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Meℓony ♥:</b>" I feel the SAME way. & it doesn't ... [snip!] ... The abused? Everyone says thank god for this and that. We're trying so hard and working so hard just to be kicked around..."

YEAH! It seems like everyone else is important but the people that do need God's help. It's very questionable and they don't get it :/

Quoting It's so Fluffayy!:" My faith has been wavering for some time now, when I need God the most he's never there it seems like. ... [snip!] ... I think I've been tested enough my whole life. I just need to know he's there, I'm tired of no answer when I put my faith 100%"

I know how you feel.. almost like, "When am I going to catch my break"?.. I thought for sure that there was no way God was looking out for me when I lost both of my grandmothers in a three week period.. I prayed SO hard the entire time and nothing ever got better. I've done this "praying" more than a million times.. Nothing seems to go the way I would like it to. My faith is almost non existent now.. It's not like I'm praying being selfish.. I'm praying in the hopes that I don't lose someone I love..

I've been thought a LOT of very very bad times. Times where I was going through things that I thought only happened to other people. I prayed and prayed for him or someone to save me.....but what I didn't realize was that I needed to save myself....so I started praying for the strength to do that.

I've had to start over many many times and made plenty of bad decisions, but I can easily say, that now that I have been given the strength to be strong and I got out of the terrible situations I was in....I could not be happier with my life.

I see now....so easily, that everything I went through gave me the ability to help other people who are also going through it. I also feel like I have a sense of self and honesty that I never would have had, had I not been in those situations and learned from them.

Every night I pray and thank God for not answering all the prayers I sent. Because I know that what I asked for was definitely not what I needed. I pray now that I can continue leaning from every situation I'm in whether it's good or bad. I pray for strength to get through anything life throws my way, and if it's not something great, I pray that I can learn everything I physically can from that tough time.

God answers prayers, but sometimes he answers them in his own way. Instead of asking for an out, sometimes we need to ask for strength and courage to take the leap of faith we need to get out of the troubled times we're in.

DISCLAIMER - And if someone is not religious, this doesn't apply to them. I'm also not interested in debating the validity of religion so anyone who is looking to debate or comment rudely, please be respectful and keep it to yourself.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Ross' Mommy:</b>" I know how you feel.. almost like, "When am I going to catch my break"?.. I thought for sure that there ... [snip!] ... almost non existent now.. It's not like I'm praying being selfish.. I'm praying in the hopes that I don't lose someone I love.."</blockquote>




Exactly. I used to have such strong faith but I'll just never understand the "be thankful he woke you up today" but when you need him he's not there because you don't have enough faith

God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers.
Always remember that momma  

I often wondered why people who were awful and had no faith got it so easy.
But then I realized that the way those people get to where they are, by stepping on others and making questionable decisions.. Isn't what God wants.
It seems the best people have it the worst, but that's okay with me.
I'm something very small in a big plan and I'm not going to question the grace of God, he knows what's right for everyone.
He will never give you something you cannot handle, only things to make you stronger! And I believe keeping faith and trusting in God during hardship is a way of proving you won't give up on him when the going gets tough  
hope that helps!  

I personally am not a religious person and don't believe a god does or does not exist. Mostly I'm indifferent, but I think people only say it's god plan when things are going badly because there's no reason to say it when things are going well, if that makes sense. It's easier to focus on the bad things because they seem so much more important than the good things because the impact is so much larger most of the time. I'm not much help since I don't have faith myself, but I hope things get better for you.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Red Bottom:</b>" I've been thought a LOT of very very bad times. Times where I was going through things that I thought ... [snip!] ... the validity of religion so anyone who is looking to debate or comment rudely, please be respectful and keep it to yourself. "</blockquote>


And I've been taught that. I'm not looking for a way out I just need his guidance. I've become strong for myself and worked hard but it seems like the harder I try the worse it gets. I'll never understand it.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Ole' No Name:</b>" God gives his hardest battles to his strongest soldiers. Always remember that momma   I often wondered ... [snip!] ... trusting in God during hardship is a way of proving you won't give up on him when the going gets tough   hope that helps!  "</blockquote>




I've always been told that, I guess I'm just tired of being handed battle after battle. I'm trying to do my best for my children, my life but I'm only getting kicked down. I had strong faith, I kept it but recently v the battles have just became too much...idk

Quoting It's so Fluffayy!:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Ross' Mommy:</b>" I know how you feel.. almost like, "When ... [snip!] ... understand the "be thankful he woke you up today" but when you need him he's not there because you don't have enough faith"

What is making you think you are not getting what you pray for because you "don't have enough faith"? Faith is going to be relative to the person, so that limitation you are setting is one that you set yourself. No one can physically tell you why you're not getting what you ask for, but God gave us all free will. In my opinion, we need to pray for guidance more than we do fixes.

Life made more sense to me when I just stopped trying to believe in 'him'

Not sure if that's what you're wanting to hear though... sorry. a lot of bad smurf happens to people who don't deserve it. look at Sandy Hook. a lot of good stuff happens though too. it's just life IMO